Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 475 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Time word first): Find the time word: every day, now, yesterday, tomorrow, since, before … Choose the tense it needs. Fit the verb to the subject: he / she → -s, is, has, was; I → am; we / they → are, have, were.

1. 1.He has just ___ the match. (a) win (b) won (c) wins (d) winning
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.My brother ___ going to bake a cake tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
4. 4.You ___ to school when the phone rang. (a) are going (b) was going (c) were go (d) were going
5. 5.She ___ going to write a letter tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
6. 6.Name the tense: “We will play cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
7. 7.You ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears
8. 8.I did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
9. 9.Isha ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
10. 10.He ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
13. 13.When the bell rang, Aditya ___ in the park. (a) was running (b) were running (c) is running (d) was run
14. 14.When the phone rang, my parents ___ a bicycle. (a) were ride (b) are riding (c) were riding (d) was riding
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoken
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Aisha ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
19. 19.I ___ a cap right now. (a) am wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
21. 21.When it started to rain, you ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) are bringing (c) were bringing (d) were bring
22. 22.___ he feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.Isha has just ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swim
24. 24.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
25. 25.___ she clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.I ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) will carries (b) will carry (c) will carrying (d) carried
27. 27.She has just ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
28. 28.Name the tense: “You were watching a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
31. 31.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.Name the tense: “I will drink milk.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
35. 35.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
36. 36.___ they singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.My friends ___ rice when the bell rang. (a) were cook (b) was cooking (c) were cooking (d) are cooking
39. 39.Name the tense: “My sister will climb a tree.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past perfect
40. 40.She ___ fed the dog already. (a) has (b) have

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